Warrior Merit Medal (Prussia)
Military decoration of
millimeters diameter silver medalCountry Prussia Presented by Prussia Eligibility Troops not in Prussian Army military service Motto Krieger Verdienst Status Obsolete Established 1835 First awarded 1835 Last awarded 1918 
Original ribbon (1835-1872)
Combatant's ribbon (1872-1918)
Non-combatant's ribbon (1888-1918)
Original ribbon (1835-1872)
Combatant's ribbon (1872-1918)
Non-combatant's ribbon (1888-1918)
The Warrior Merit Medal (
Imperial Guard grenadier company guarding the Russian imperial residence during Friedrich Whilhelm's visit to St. Petersburg in 1835.[1]
Appearance
Both versions of the medal are circular and silver, 25 mm in diameter. The first version depicts the crowned cypher of Friedrich Wilhelm III on the obverse of the medal. The reverse bears the inscription KRIEGER VERDIENST (Warrior Merit) surrounded by a wreath of two laurel sprigs, tied at its base with a bow. The medal is suspended by a ring suspension and hangs from the ribbon of the Order of the Red Eagle.[2]
The later version of the medal depicts the crowned cipher of King
Wilhelm I on the obverse. The reverse is also inscribed KRIEGER VERDIENST and surrounded by a thicker laurel wreath than the early version. The medal is suspended by a ring suspension and hangs from the black with white stripes kämpferband (combatants ribbon) or the white with black stripe nichtkämpferband (non-combatants ribbon).[1]
References
- ^ a b "PRUSSIA. Warrior Merit Medal on combatant's ribbon (PREUSSEN. Krieger-Verdienst-Medaille am Kämpferband), 1888-1918 issue". Medal-medaille.com. 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Krieger-Verdienstmedaille". DHM Objektdatenbank (in German). Deutsches Historisches Museum. 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
External links
- Friedrich Wilhelm III version of medal, Deutsches Historisches Museum.
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